‘Hold Onto Me’, a Cypriot film directed by Myrsini Aristidou, has been included in the official shortlist for the 2027 European Film Awards, moving a step closer to a nomination for one of European cinema’s main prizes.
Members of the European Film Academy will now watch the shortlisted films and vote to decide the official nominations, which will be announced on 14 November 2026.
The film, whose Greek title is ‘Κράτα Με’ (‘Hold Onto Me’), won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and is Cyprus’s official submission for best international feature film at the 99th Academy Awards.
More information on the awards and the shortlist is available at europeanfilmawards.eu.
